The Portland Timbers will open their 2018 MLS campaign with a road match against the LA Galaxy Sunday.

The Timbers are coming off a successful 2017 season where they finished first in the Western Conference. But a lot has changed for Portland in the last four months. The Timbers enter the 2018 season with a new coach and eight new players on their roster.

Check out the links below to get to know the 2018 Timbers before the club takes the field Sunday.

Meet the coach

The Timbers hired Giovanni Savarese in December after former coach Caleb Porter made the unexpected decision to step down. Savarese will make his MLS coaching debut Sunday after five successful seasons with the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League.

Meet the new players

The Timbers added significant depth this offseason as they acquired eight new players, including four players with Targeted Allocation Money. Here is an introduction to the new signings:

Samuel Armenteros, Forward

Andy Polo, Winger

Cristhian Paredes, Defensive Midfielder

Julio Cascante, Center Back

Andres Flores, Midfielder

Eryk Williamson, Midfielder

Foster Langsdorf, Forward

Modou Jadama, Defender

Meet the coaching staff

Carlos Llamosa, assistant coach

Sean McAuley

Guillermo Valencia, goalkeeper coach

Storylines ahead of the season opener

-With a new coach and a new identity, the Timbers prepare to open their 2018 MLS campaign.

The Timbers will travel to face the LA Galaxy in their 2018 MLS regular season opener on Sunday, March 4 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time at StubHub Center in Carson, California. The game will be broadcast live onFox Sports 1 (In Portland: Comcast 408/723) and can be streamed live online on Fox Sports Go.